2 shot outside Worcester party

WORCESTER — Two people were shot — one of them multiple times — outside a party on Orne Street Wednesday night, according to police. Both are expected to survive.

The victims, a 29-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman, were taken to a hospital by a friend, police said. The man was shot several times and the woman was shot once, police said. Police did not give their names.

The "injuries are considered serious, but (the victims) are expected to survive," police said in a news release.

Police blocked off a section of Orne Street with yellow crime-scene tape from Westminster Street to halfway down the block toward Lincoln Street. Investigators searched the street for evidence and took photographs. They focused some of their attention near a street light outside 14 Orne St. where they placed evidence markers.

The shooting was reported about 11:10 p.m. People remaining at the scene Wednesday night said they had not seen nor heard anything. They were not allowed to enter the cordoned-off area while police conducted their investigation.

No further details were released by police, and the investigation was continuing Thursday.

Anyone with information may call police detectives at (508) 799-8651, or submit an anonymous message at www.worcesterma.gov/police or text an anonymous tip to 274637 beginning with TIPWPD.